When We See Each Other

"This week Nikkie has plenty of recently released tunes loaded up, from Mo Douglas, Penelope Iles, Adeem the Artist, Death Valley Girls, Lump, and Samia. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:20 - “Dance The Long Haired Dachshund” - Mo Douglas 04:25 - “Visit a Local Farm” - Mo Douglas 07:40 - “Sailing Still” - Penelope Isles 12:45 - “I Never Came Out” - Adeem The Artist 16:45 - “Apartment” - Adeem The Artist 19:50 - “Cast Iron Pansexual” - Adeem The Artist 21:38 - “Reclaim My Name” - Adeem The Artist 25:40 - Mic Break 26:20 - “No Reason” - Death Valley Girls 28:50 - “Arrow” - Death Valley Girls 32:25 - “Girlfriend” - Death Valley Girls 36:15 - “Bloom At Night” - Lump 41:35 - “Gamma Ray” - Lump 46:55 - “Animal” - Lump 49:55 - “As You Are” - Samia 52:15 - “Show Up” - Samia 55:20 - “Elephant” - Samia 58:10 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 59:46 - Finish "

"This week, Nikkie speaks with Bay Area cellist/singer/songwriter Mia Pixley about her just released full length, ‘Margaret in The Wild.' They discuss how her music is informed by her training as a psychologist and background as a transracial adoptee of Venezuelan and Nigerian descent, among other things. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:14 - “Everything is Slow Motion” - Mia Pixley 07:20 - Interview 51:59 - Mic Break 52:30 - “Intro, Core” (Instrumental) - Mia Pixley 57:10 - “Mama's Got Snacks” - Mia Pixley 59:50 - “In Between Sound” - Mia Pixley 65:35 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 67:09 - Finish "

"This week we're listening to plenty of recently released tunes, including a few new remixes from past guest, Tender Creature. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:20 - “Prelude” - Alicia Walter 05:10 - “Love Me” - Mykki Blanco 09:15 - “Patriarchy Ain't The End of Me” - Mykki Blanco 11:15 - “That's Folk” - Mykki Blanco 14:10 - “2 minutes” - A.G. 15:45 - “Precip” - A.G. 18:10 - Mic Break 19:23 - “The Stranger” - Liv 22:35 - “Life Vest" - Liv 25:15 - “An Offering” (DJ Executive Realness Remix) - Tender Creature 31:35 - “The Quietest Car” (Robert Maril's Quieter Mix) - Tender Creature 37:35 - “If Anyone Asks” (Robert Maril's Bleedthrough Remix) - Tender Creature 42:10 - “Soft Love” - Hello June 45:40 - “Fruit Snx” - Marcey Yates & XO Boi feat. Conny Franko 49:00 - Mic Break 49:50 - “Change” - Kay Young 53:50 - “Little Chaos” - Chances 57:10 - “Black Ice” - Chances 61:40 - “Blender X” - Hard Nips 64:20 - “Master Cat” - Hard Nips 67:30 - “Alternative Dreamland” - Hard Nips 72:21 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 73:55 - Finish "

"This week, Nikkie speaks with queer singer/songwriter Giulia. about her new EP, ‘Night Before,' as well as how her various creative paths inform each other and how those and her identity influence her music. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:17 - “Baby D*ke” - Giulia. 04:35 - Interview 43:15 - Mic Break 43:35 - “Lucky Ones” - Giulia. 47:00 - “The Night Before” - Giulia. 53:45 - “Lonestar” - Giulia. 58:35 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 60:18 - Finish "

"This episode marks the end of the first year of this podcast's run, so we thought we'd go back to a format we used for the very first episode, with J. McVay talking to Nikkie about the show itself. They discuss some of the memorable moments on the show, what it's become vs. how it started, and also look ahead to the future. Plus, of course, some music… by Anjimile, Mel Fine, Mackenzie Shivers, Billy Dean Thomas, Sci-Fi, and Blxck Cxsper, all of whom are discussed in the episode. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:40 - Featuring Black and LGBTQ+ artists 04:10 - Nikkie's identity 08:20 - CLIP: “Heart of Dangerous Light: A Refusal of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness” 10:35 - Political changes over the last year… or lack thereof / Trump era vs. Biden era 19:08 - Our expectations for the show vs. what it's become 22:30 - Discussions about community and scenes 26:00 - LIVE CLIP - Billy Dean Thomas 29:45 - LIVE CLIP - Sci-Fi 33:19 - A musician and a fan 35:10 - Looking to the future 41:00 - Mic Break 42:45 - “Maker” - Anjimile 45:40 - “In Your Eyes (Reflection)” - Anjimile feat. Jay Som 48:50 - “In Between” - Mel Fine 52:45 - “Afraid” - Mackenzie Shivers 56:30 - “Trump Vs. Biden” - Billy Dean Thomas feat. S'natra 59:30 - “Weirdo to Hero” - Sci-Fi 61:10 - “5 Years From Now” - Blxck Cxsper 65:10 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 66:09 - Finish "

"This week we're doing something different and just playing some recently released tunes, including music by Brodka, VEN, Native Sun, Bachelor, Wombo, and more... This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:20 - “Hummingbird” - Lea Thomas 06:14 - “Come to Me” - Brodka 10:00 - “Hey Man” - Brodka 12:57 - “The World is You” - Brodka 16:26 - “H8 Lovin” - VEN 19:10 - “Sorry” - VEN 21:54 - “Burning Away” - VEN 25:14 - Mic Break 25:47 - “Hopeful” - Curtis Harding 29:37 - “Jesus” - Native Sun 36:07 - “Off The Dial” - Native Sun 39:26 - “Back of My Hand” - Bachelor 42:53 - “Stay In the Car” - Bachelor 45:29 - “Spin Out” - Bachelor 48:39 - “Anything At All” - Bachelor 51:58 - Mic Break 52:35 - “Ida Mae” - Wombo 54:32 - “Just Like Time” - Wombo 56:57 - “Situations” - Wombo 58:57 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 60:12 - Finish "

"Katie Kuffel is a singer-songwriter based in Seattle, Washington. Her album, ‘Alligator,' came out in March of this year. She spoke with Nikkie about its production during the pandemic, the stories behind the songs, and her experience as a queer artist. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:08 - “1999” - Katie Kuffel 04:45 - START /// Interview: Katie Kuffel… Early musical experiences 12:20 - About the album: ‘Alligator' / about the songs: “Reminders” + “Honey” + “1999” + “Carillon” 30:55 - Recording during the pandemic / ritual & process / studio vs. live 39:35 - Differences between ‘Alligator' and previous work 44:00 - Experience as queer artist / influence of queerness on art 52:55 - Genre differences / comparisons and surprising influences 63:40 - Mic Break 64:35 - “Carillon” - Katie Kuffel 68:15 - “Love Language” - Katie Kuffel 72:25 - “Honey” - Katie Kuffel 76:10 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 77:57 - Finish "

"An Only Child is a singer-songwriter, dancer, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. His album, ‘Prepare The Body,' came out in December and was played enough on BTRtoday programming that he was named Top Artist of the Week on March 19th of this year. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:10 - “Love Some More” - An Only Child 04:15 - START /// Interview: An Only Child… Early musical experiences 07:50 - Stage name / about the album: ‘Prepare the Body' 15:20 - Process & ritual / videos / previous work 24:30 - Being queer and Black in dance and music / Lil Nas X's video 29:45 - Pandemic / vaccinations 35:30 - Genre differences / “Adult contemporary” vs. TikTok music 39:45 - Live vs. studio 41:00 - Comparisons, surprising influences, and recommendations 43:25 - Reading list, etc. / plugs and plans /// END 45:50 - Mic Break 46:40 - “Pick Me Up After Work” - An Only Child 49:05 - “Indoor Games” - An Only Child 54:00 - “Tread” - An Only Child 57:35 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 59:14 - Finish "

"Shenna is a Syrian-African American pop artist based in New York City. Her single, “Try Another Taste,” dropped last year and is available on all streaming platforms. And she has new music on the way soon! This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:06 - “Try Another Taste” - Shenna 03:40 - START /// Interview: Shenna... Early musical experiences 07:35 - About “Try Another Taste” / process + ritual / differences from prev work / video 13:40 - Coming next… / NYC pros and cons 17:30 - Living, creating in the pandemic 19:40 - Live vs. studio / genre differences / artist comparisons and surprising influences 24:25 - Performing as venues reopen at low capacity / virtual shows / wrapping up /// END 32:05 - Mic Break 32:50 - “Alone” - Shenna 36:30 - “Hope You're Happy” - Shenna 40:20 - “Misfit” - Shenna 44:00 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 46:22 - Finish "

"Mel Fine is a non-binary singer/songwriter based in Boston, Massachusetts. Their single “In Between,” which served as their coming out announcement, was released in January. [youtubelg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OctN0CvEbHI[/youtubelg] This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:02 - “In Between” - Mel Fine 04:55 - START /// Interview: Mel Fine … Early musical experiences 09:35 - About “In Between” and coming out as non-binary via the song, plus the music video's depiction of the experience 25:20 - Process + ritual / DIY production 32:10 - How “In Between” is different from previous work 33:35 - Pandemic experience (and banana bread!) 36:55 - Live vs. studio / American Idol audition 39:10 - Artist comparisons and surprising influences / genre differences 44:10 - Queer/trans/non-binary artist recommendations 45:20 - Reading list, etc. / plugs and plans / wrapping up /// END 48:45 - Mic Break 49:10 - “Fall For You” - Mel Fine 52:05 - “Holy Water” - Mel Fine 56:40 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 58:11 - Finish "

"Sci-Fi is a Trans rapper based in Minnesota. Her album ‘Too Late Nights' dropped in 2019 and she recently released the single “Bloom,” which is available now on all streaming platforms. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:06 - “Night Crawler” - Sci-Fi 03:28 - START /// Interview: Sci Fi… Early musical experiences 15:35 - Behind the name Sci-Fi 28:40 - Process / living and creating in the pandemic 38:40 - Live vs. studio / artist comparisons and surprising influences / genre differences 48:30 - Queer/trans hip hop artist recommendations / the Minnesota scene 53:50 - Reading list, etc. / plugs and plans 57:30 - “Bloom” (live preview) - Sci-Fi 59:50 - Wrapping up /// END 61:50 - Mic Break 62:45 - “Weirdo to Hero” - Sci-Fi 64:20 - “Too Late Nights” - Sci-Fi 66:25 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 68:29 - Finish "

"Aliah Sheffield is the singer/songwriter also known as Nikkie Aliah. Her song, “Earth is Ghetto,” recently went viral and she chatted with Nikkiesha about what led her to her viral moment, her musical inspirations, and what she hopes and plans to do next… oh, and tequila. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:12 - “Earth is Ghetto” - Nikki Aliah 03:30 - START /// Interview: Nikki Aliah… Early musical experiences 06:35 - About “Earth Is Ghetto” / songwriting 15:30 - Posting music online / pandemic effects 18:30 - Live vs. Studio… or neither? 20:10 - Genre, etc. 22:30 - Tequila! / sarcasm as coping mechanism and songwriting tool 25:50 - Artist comparisons and surprising influences 31:00 - Plans 35:45 - Reading list 37:25 - Mic Break 38:10 - ENCORE: “Earth is Ghetto” - Nikki Aliah 41:00 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 42:00 - PLAYOUT: “Half Right” - Mike Dillon 44:41 - Finish "

"Mackenzie Shivers is a NYC based independent singer/songwriter. Her latest album, Rejection Letter, will be out on April 2nd. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:29 - “Martha's Vineyard” - Mackenzie Shivers 05:35 - START /// Interview: Mackenzie Shivers… First musical inspiration / first song ever written 09:15 - New singles / upcoming album 23:50 - Recording during the pandemic 28:00 - Guitar vs. Piano / studio vs. live 36:05 - Process / creativity 41:35 - Genre differences / comparisons and influences 47:15 - Plans / reading list /// END 50:30 - Mic Break 51:00 - “Afraid” - Mackenzie Shivers 55:00 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 56:21 - Finish "

"The Queer Songbook Orchestra is a 13-piece chamber pop ensemble based in Toronto that focuses on surfacing queer narratives in pop music. They released “Medicine for Melancholy” with Bonjay in November of last year. Nikkiesha spoke with Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, a poet in the group in mid-January. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. [youtube]https://youtu.be/eri95lVoUfU[/youtube] 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:20 - “Medicine for Melancholy” - The Queer Songbook Orchestra & Bonjay 05:35 - START /// Interview: Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, of The Queer Songbook Orchestra 46:45 - “Magic” (a poem by Stephen) 66:48 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 68:17 - Finish "

"Delilia Black is a queer Haitian musician and performance artist originally from Port Au Prince, but now based in London. While hopping among genres, the music could be called Alt-Americana or as Delila puts it: “Electro-Mountain, Country-Noire, Punk-Country, Afro-Billy, Roots-Rodeo-Rocknroll.” [youtube]https://youtu.be/TRdRR0K4PE8[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/KqEU-NR4nYk[/youtube] This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:04 - “Cain't Git None” - Delila Black feat. Drill Queen, Tom Paley 04:13 - START /// Interview: Delila Black… First musical inspiration / first song ever written 06:35 - Why Country? 09:40 - Haitian background/influence 11:20 - Process 19:15 - How music connects to identity 23:10 - Queer in Haitian community 25:50 - Black and queer experience in music (and country specifically) 32:10 - US to UK (“Always Haitian at home”) 35:00 - The country music scene in the UK 40:00 - Confederate flag on “Cain't Git None” cover 43:20 - Lockdown 47:30 - Brexit 49:55 - Live vs. Studio 53:00 - Artist comparisons and surprising influences 57:00 - Genre differences 60:00 - A moving book / plans / plugs 71:00 - Mic Break 71:35 - “Give Up The Funk” - Delila Black feat. Drill Queen 75:00 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 76:12 - Finish "

"We're kicking off the new year with plenty of music, featuring tracks from Gaspard Eden, Laura Groves, Call Me Spinster, Calexico, Made Kuti, Menahan Street Band, Arlo Parks, Leathered, and Femi Kuti. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 00:53 - “Bathroom Mirror” - Gaspard Eden 04:50 - “Nothing” - Gaspard Eden 08:37 - “Infinite Wisdom” - Laura Groves 12:00 - “Red” - Laura Groves 16:45 - “Long Hard Day” - Call Me Spinster 20:35 - Mic Break 21:40 - “Hear the Bells” - Calexico 25:30 - “Heart of Downtown” - Calexico 29:05 - “Tanta Tristiza” - Calexico 32:50 - “Free Your Mind” - Made Kuti 36:18 - “Your Enemy” - Made Kuti 41:00 - “Midnight Morning” - Menahan Street Band 43:55 - Mic Break 44:15 - “Caroline” - Arlo Parks 47:50 - “There There” - Leathered 50:45 - “Pa Pa Pa” - Femi Kuti 54:10 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 55:32 - Finish "

"Since the podcast began back in July, ‘When We See Each Other' has featured lots of music of various genres, mainly made by artists who are queer/trans/GNC (and mostly BIPOC). As we near the end of 2020, Nikkiesha shares some of their favorite music from the show so far! This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:10 - “Maker” - Anjimile 04:00 - “In Your Eyes" - Anjimile 07:00 - “Makda" - Witch Prophet 09:10 - “Musa" - Witch Prophet 11:57 - “D'Umm - The Black Creatures 15:50 - Mic Break 17:10 - “Growing Pains” - NYALLAH 20:05 - “Black Fantasy Dream" - NYALLAH 25:10 - “5 Years From Now” - Blxck Cxsper 29:05 - “Trans Trender” - Blxck Cxsper 32:40 - “Black in Amerikka” - Kin 4 Life 35:15 - Mic Break 36:06 - “An Offering” - Tender Creature 39:35 - “If Anyone Asks” - Tender Creature 44:30 - “Fall Asleep” - Big Joanie 47:25 - “Token” - Big Joanie 50:20 - “Trust No Mo” - Billy Dean Thomas 53:40 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 55:20 - Finish "

"Since the podcast began back in July, Nikkiesha has spoken with 8 artists for feature length interviews. As we near the end of 2020, Nikkiesha shares some of their favorite moments from those interviews, where people have shared their experiences as BIPOC and/or queer/trans/GNC musicians, artists, and label founders. If you hear anything you like, please check out the full interviews, all available on our showpage! This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 00:53 - Q: What inspired you to start making music? Answers from Anjimile, Witch Prophet, Big Joanie 06:15 - Q: What inspired the beginnings of the Trans Trenderz label? Answer from Blxck Casper 09:10 - Q: How'd you meet and form your duo? Answer from The Black Creatures 12:25 - Q What was the first song you ever wrote? Answers from Witch Prophet, The Black Creatures 17:20 - Q: What inspired your album? Answers from Anjimile, NYALLAH, Witch Prophet 34:20 - Q: What's the story behind your name? Answers from The Black Creatures, Tender Creature, Big Joanie 40:55 - Q: How'd you name your album? Answers from Anjimile, Witch Prophet, The Black Creatures, Tender Creature 46:10 - Q: What's behind the Trans Trenderz label name? Answer from Blxck Cxsper 49:20 - Q: How does your music connect with your identity? Answers from NYALLAH, Witch Prophet, Anjimile 65:35 - Q: What's it like being Black and queer in the music industry? Answers from Anjimile, NYALLAH, Witch Prophet, Billy Dean Thomas, The Black Creatures 77:10 - Q: How does Trans Trenderz hope to create a legacy for Black/trans artists? Answer from Blxck Cxsper 82:55 - Q: Are you hopeful about the changing landscape of the music industry? Answers from Billy Dean Thomas, Big Joanie 86:10 - Q: How has the pandemic affected you? Answers from NYALLAH, Witch Prophet, Big Joanie, The Black Creatures 101:40 - Q: Do you prefer studio work or playing live? Answers from Witch Prophet, Tender Creature, Big Joanie 106:30 - Dope bars courtesy of Billy Dean Thomas 108:10 - Outro/Sponsor // Produced by Stereoactive Media 109:15 - Finish "

"Nikkiesha interviews the Black feminist punk rock band Big Joanie, who joined us recently from the UK. We also play a few tracks off their album, ‘Sistahs.' This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:04 - “Fall Asleep” - Big Joanie 03:55 - Interview: Steph, Estella, and Chardine from Big Joanie 49:36 - Mic Break 49:50 - “Way Out” - Big Joanie 51:51 - “Token” - Big Joanie 54:52 - Outro/Sponsor 55:32 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 55:36 - Finish "

"Nikkiesha interviews the indie folk duo Tender Creature. We also hear a few tracks off their new EP, ‘An Offering,' which is available on all platforms. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:04 - “An Offering” - TenderCreature 04:43 - START /// Interview: Steph and Robert from Tender Creature / Inspirations for getting into music 07:38 - First songs they each wrote 10:00 - First song they wrote together 13:39 - Behind the band's name 16:19 - The impact of queer identity on their music 19:25 - About their EP, ‘An Offering' 26:35 - Previous queer - country band and how it compares to this project 31:20 - Creative process 33:08 - Being queer in the music industry 36:25 - Favorite/recommended queer artists 37:48 - Effects of the pandemic 41:00 - Playing live vs. in studio 43:25 - Differences from other genre - related artists 45:10 - What they've been reading 47:08 - Future plans / wrapping up /// END 50:27 - Mic Break 50:41 - “If Anyone Asks” - Tender Creature 55:40 - Outro/Sponsor 56:38 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 57:03 - Finish "

"Nikkiesha interviews the rapper Billy Dean Thomas, born in Harlem, but now living in Boston. We also hear a few tracks off their new EP, ‘For Better or Worse,' which is available on all platforms. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:04 - “Trust No Mo” - Billy Dean Thomas 04:14 - START /// Interview: Billy Dean Thomas / Inspirations for getting into music 05:33 - First rap 06:17 - New EP: ‘For Better Or Worse' / being politically conscious / impact of Black/queer identity on the music 10:12 - Changing landscape for queer/trans/non - binary people 11:48 - Recording process / how the EP is different from previous work / behind the EP title 20:24 - From Harlem to Boston / the Boston hip - hop scene 24:01 - Effects of the pandemic 26:10 - Love for the studio 28:30 - Writing for other artists 30:50 - Artist comparisons and surprising influences 32:45 - Differences from other genre - related artists / creating beats 34:20 - Favorite artist at the moment: Smino 35:28 - Currently reading / future plans / wrapping up 38:55 - A few bars, live from Billy Dean Thomas /// END 41:10 - Mic Break 41:38 - “Trump Vs. Biden” - Billy Dean Thomas 44:46 - “Niggas Aint Perfect” - Billy Dean Thomas 47:32 - Outro/Sponsor 51:18 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 51:43 - Finish "

"Nikkiesha interviews The Black Creatures, a multi-genre duo from Kansas City, Missouri. We also hear a couple of tracks off their album, ‘Wild Echoes,' which is available from Center Cut Records This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:12 - “Wild” - The Black Creatures 05:53 - START /// Interview: Jade & Xavier from The Black Creatures 06:02 - Inspirations for getting into music 09:31 - First songs written 12:17 - Meeting and starting to make music together 15:22 - Behind the name “The Black Creatures” 17:39 - Kansas City, MO and the scene there 23:19 - About the album: ‘Wild Echoes' / political themes / behind the title, etc 36:51 - Recording process 40:01 - Creative process 43:30 - Effects of the pandemic on album release, etc 50:54 - Connection between music and Black/queer identity 54:15 - Being Black/queer in the music industry 58:48 - Artist comparisons and surprising influences 62:11 - How their sound differs from other genre - related artists 64:36 - Plans for the future / wrapping up /// END 67:40 - Mic Break 68:17 - “Wretched (It Goes)” - The Black Creatures 71:37 - Outro/Sponsor 72:33 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 72:59 - Finish "

"This week, we feature more music by Blxck Cxsper, as a follow-up to the interview in the last episode. Also, we hear new music by Anjimile and preview music by The Black Creatures, ahead of their interview in our next episode! This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:11 - “Preach” - Blxck Cxsper feat. Lucas Charlie Rose 05:04 - “What About Us” - Blxck Cxsper feat. Nicki Andro 08:49 - “Don't Mess With The King” - Blxck Cxsper 12:00 - “Big Dick Girl” - Blxck Cxsper 14:56 - “Bleu Blanc Noir” - Blxck Cxsper 17:30 - “Bounce” - Blxck Cxsper 21:38 - “Bye Bye Betty” - Blxck Cxsper 25:00 - “Pays Des Merveilles” - Blxck Cxsper 28:15 - “Yours” - Blxck Cxsper feat. Jae 30:59 - Mic Break 31:57 - “1978” - Anjimile 36:21 - “Not Another Word” - Anjimile 39:15 - “To Meet You There” - Anjimile 43:25 - “Your Tree” - Anjimile 46:04 - “In Your Eyes” - Anjimile 49:13 - Mic Break 50:10 - “U N I VERSE” - The Black Creatures 54:34 - “D'Umm” - The Black Creatures 58:27 - Outro/Sponsor 60:11 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 60:36 - Finish "

"Nikkiesha interviews Black Cxspxr, artist and founder of the Black/trans label Trans Trenderz. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:15 - “Trans Trender” - Blxck Cxsper 04:48 - START /// Interview: Blxck Cxsper on record label Trans Trenderz 07:18 - The meaning behind label name 10:14 - The Ghostly Beats Project and working with Studio G Brooklyn 14:25 - Helping Black/trans artists in the future 16:48 - Creating a legacy and documenting history 18:50 - Response to the label 20:17 - Breaking down barriers for Black/trans artists 23:38 - The history of Black/trans artists the industry and how that affects the future 26:05 - Reaching people outside of the community 32:18 - The changing landscape for Black/trans artists 33:40 - Taking it global 37:18 - The artists on the label 41:25 - The Montreal scene 43:08 - Upcoming releases 44:54 - Dual role as artist and label founder 47:36 - How has the pandemic affected plans? 49:31 - Where to find Trans Trenderz and Blxck Cxsper / wrapping up //// END 50:52 - Mic Break 51:07 - “5 Years From Now” - Blxck Cxsper 55:02 - “#NoDaysOff” - Blxck Cxsper 58:31 - “Cynical” - Blxck Cxsper feat. Jupiter Gray 61:14 - Outro/Sponsor 62:14 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 62:39 - Finish "

"Nikkiesha revisits the artists interviewed on the podcast so far, playing more music by Anjimile, NYALLAH, and Witch Prophet. Also, music by Jay Americana, Silver Spring, Shelz, and Bethany Thomas. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 00:56 - Poem: “Distance” 3:45 - “Baby No More” - Anjimile 6:27 - “Maker” - Anjimile 9:20 - “Do You Remember” - NYALLAH 13:22 - “Smoking Mirror” - NYALLAH 18:22 - “Black Fantasy Dream” - NYALLAH 23:37 - “The Journey” - NYALLAH 27:32 - Mic Break 28:10 - “Makda” - Witch Prophet 30:18 - “Musa” - Witch Prophet 33:07 - “Roman” - Witch Prophet 35:53 - Mic Break 36:25 - “Burner Phones” - Jay Americana 38:01 - “Sensitive” - Jay Americana 40:56 - “Elevator” - Jay Americana 43:44 - “Fluid” - Shelz 46:55 - “Mountebank” - Spring Silver 53:07 - “Drop into The Blue” - Spring Silver 58:12 - “I'm Not Sorry and I'm Not Scared” - Bethany Thomas 61:26 - Outro/Sponsor 62:53 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 63:14 - Finish "

"This week, Nikkie interviews Leilani of Witch Prophet about their album, ‘DNA Activation,' as well as their experience in the music industry as a Black and queer artist based in Toronto. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:12 - “MAKDA” - Witch Prophet 03:19 - START /// Interview w/ Witch Prophet / musical background 04:16 - First song ever 06:02 - About the album ‘DNA Activation' 08:12 - About the track titles 10:07 - Spiritual and Afro futuristic aspect of the album 12:24 - About the album title 13:09 - Producing the album 15:23 - Effects of the pandemic 18:05 - Playing live vs. in studio 19:08 - How this album is different from previous work 20:30 - Approach to creating music 22:12 - Connection between music and identity 25:23 - Recommended trans/queer/non binary artists 27:25 - Being Black and queer in the music industry 30:28 - Toronto's queer scene 34:29 - Artist comparisons heard the most / influences people may be surprised by 37:14 - Genre differences 38:50 - Future plans /// END 43:32 - Mic break 43:58 - “MUSA” (remix) - Witch Prophet feat. Stas THEE Boss 47:03 - Outro/Sponsor 48:03 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 48:25 - Finish "

"This week, Nikkiesha interviews NYALLAH about their debut EP, ‘Reflections,' as well as their experience in the music industry as a Black queer/GNC femme. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:05 - “Growing Pains” - NYALLAH 04:03 - START /// Interview w/ Nyallah / musical background 07:29 - First song ever 09:37 - About the album ‘Reflections' and the song “Growing Pains” 19:10 - Production of the album 27:07 - Approach to creating music 29:24 - How their music connects to their identity 32:54 - Being queer/GNC femme in the music industry 39:15 - The pandemic… also, Nyallah likes Nikkie's fade :) 43:38 - Artist comparisons heard the most / influences people may be surprised by 50:08 - Genre differences 52:50 - Future plans /// END 57:16 - Outro/Sponsor 58:31 - “Intro: A Conversation” - NYALLAH 62:31 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 62:53 - Finish "

"This week, Nikkie interviews the Black Trans artist Anjimile, whose album, ‘Giver Taker,' will be released on September 18th by Father/Daughter Records. There's also music by TruVonne and Shannon Sea. This podcast is produced by Stereoactive Media. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 01:02 - ”Maker” - Anjimile 03:58 - START /// Interview w/ Anjimile / musical background 05:25 - “Maker” and gender identity / coming out moment 08:50 - Upcoming album, ‘Giver Taker,' themes: spirituality and identity / recording process 13:24 - Playing live vs. recording 14:39 - ‘Giver Taker' vs. previous work 15:49 - Behind the album name 17:08 - How has having a deeper voice after transitioning affected the music? 20:38 - Revisiting relation of spirituality and gender identity to music 24:40 - Where does your spirituality come from? 26:38 - Being trans in the music industry 27:28 - Influences 28:13 - Recommended trans/queer/non-binary or Black artists: Billy Dean Thomas & Oompa 30:05 - Genre differences 30:57 - Future plans /// END 34:38 - Mic Break 34:55 - “Broken House” - TruVonne 38:29 - “Coffee & Cigarettes” - TruVonne 42:30 - “Alright” - TruVonne 45:57 - “Crazy Love” - TruVonne 49:41 - Mic Break 50:52 - “Untitled No. 51” - Shannon Sea 53:44 - Mic Break 54:23 - Outro/Sponsor 55:08 - Produced by Stereoactive Media 55:33 - Finish "

"This week we're listening to music by Kin4life, Delila Black, and Mackenzie Shivers. There's also some poetry in the mix, which discusses being Black in America and all the things we used to do during the summertime and took for granted pre-Coronavirus. 00:00 - Intro/Sponsor 00:40 - POEM // “When We See Each Other” 01:46 - “Black In Amerikkka” - Kin4life 04:14 - “Hot Honey” - Kin4life 08:27 - “Regretful” - Kin4life 10:26 - “Swing A Episode” - Kin4life 13:29 - Mic Break 14:06 - POEM // “Black” 15:59 - “Cain't Git None” - Delila Black feat. Drill Queen & Tom Paley 19:07 - “Give Up the Funk (for the people)” - Delila Black feat. Drill Queen 22:27 - “The Right Moment” - Delila Black 25:49 - “Vanilla Ice Cream” - Delila Black 30:12 - Mic Break 31:44 - POEM // “Missing: Corona Diaries” 32:36 - “Forever” - Mackenzie Shivers 38:53 - “Phoenix” - Mackenzie Shivers 43:03 - “Believe” - Mackenzie Shivers 46:17 - “Middle of the Night” - Mackenzie Shivers 47:38 - “The Unkindness” - Mackenzie Shivers 51:33 - Mic Break 52:34 - Outro/Sponsor 53:11 - “Samson's Theme” (cont'd) - Fenster 55:43 - Finish "

"‘When We See Each Other' is a new podcast hosted by Nikkiesha McLeod that will focus on work by Black, queer, trans, non-binary artists/writers from a broad range of genres. J McVay joins Nikkiesha for this first episode to discuss their background and goals for the show. Also, Nikkiesha has a special birthday message (and song) for their niece's birthday! 00:00 - J. McVay introduces Nikkiesha McLeod 01:52 - Intro/Sponsor 02:28 - “The Sea” (cont'd from intro) - Nikkiesha McLeod 05:37 - “Quarrel” - Nikkiesha McLeod 11:30 - “Heart of Dangerous Light: A Refusal of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness” - Nikkiesha McLeod 13:18 - Nikkiesha on an attempt to ban the word “transgender” and Conrad's ‘Heart of Darkness' 17:10 - Nikkiesha on themselves and what they aim to do with this show 19:51 - “Love Ya” - Blood Orange 22:39 - Mic Break 24:06 - “Desirée” - Blood Orange 26:58 - “By Ourselves” - Blood Orange 29:09 - Mic Break 30:25 - “Are We Alive” - Augustines 34:02 - “When Things Fall Apart” - Augustines 38:26 - “Crystal Choir” - deCollage 40:48 - Mic Break 41:43 - “Tell Me” - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 44:16 - “Longer and Stronger” - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 47:47 - People Don't Get What They Deserve” - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings 51:04 - Mic Break / A birthday message for Nikkiesha's niece! 52:21 - “My View” - Kioja McLeod 55:23 - Outro/Sponsor 55:43 - Finish "